PGDip SQE 1 Preparation Course at Nottingham Trent University

This intensive, award-bearing PGDip prepares law graduates for the SRA's centralised SQE 1 assessment, with content and assessments closely aligned to the SQE specification. It covers the six practical law subjects assessed in SQE 1 Functioning Legal Knowledge. Completion does not automatically qualify students as solicitors, and the SQE 1 exam fee is not covered.

Faculty: Nottingham Law School  |  Duration: 7 months full-time / 10 months part-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Professional Legal Skills, Conduct, and Solicitors' Accounts; Dispute Resolution in Contract and Tort; Business Law and Practice; Wills and the Administration of Estates and Trusts; Criminal Law and Practice; Property Law and Practice; and a Synoptic Assessment. Full-time students attend about three days per week; part-time students attend five weekends. Assessments use single-best-answer multiple-choice questions mirroring SQE 1.

Career pathways

The employability team supports the search for Qualifying Work Experience through one-to-one career planning and mentoring with local trainees, and students can volunteer at NLS Legal and Support Through Court.

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